| FEMA | 2842 |
| CAS | 107-87-9 |
| EINECS | 203-528-1 |
| JECFA Food Flavoring | 279 |
| CoE Number | 754 |
| Organoleptic Notes |
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| Odor | fruity sweet, fruity, ethereal, winey, banana, woody, fermented |
| Flavor | fruity sweet, fruity, banana, fermented, |
| Material Notes | Fruity topnotes. Isol. from soya oil (Glycine max), pineapple and a few other plant sources Pentan-2-one or methyl propyl ketone is a colorless liquid ketone with an odor resembling that of acetone. Its formula is C5H10O. It is sometimes used in very small amounts as a flavoring food additive. Two other ketones, 3-pentanone and methyl isopropyl ketone are isomers of 2-pentanone. |